Posts Tagged ‘Orono’
Senior Night: John Bapst vs. Orono football live video starting at 7:30
on Oct. 24, 2013, at 6:54 p.m.
Watch live as the John Bapst Crusaders take on the Orono Riots in their annual mutual Senior Night game against Orono at the University of Maine.
Fort Kent Warriors sweep Orono to capture EM Class C soccer titles
BDN staff reports on Nov. 03, 2010, at 9:15 p.m.
FORT KENT — It was an afternoon for celebration at Fort Kent High School on Wednesday afternoon as the Warriors won two Eastern Maine Class C soccer championships on their own field. The top-seeded Fort Kent girls claimed the regional title, edging Orono 1-0 by virtue of penalty kicks, while …
PI-Caribou clash highlights girls soccer regionals
Seldom do high school archrivals meet with a championship on the line. But when Aroostook County rivals Presque Isle and Caribou meet today for the third time this year, an Eastern Maine Class B girls soccer championship will be at stake. Longtime PI coach Ralph Michaud believes it’s the first …
Boys soccer regionals feature familiar matchups
Wednesday’s schoolboy soccer regional finals feature some familiar opponents. Four of the five games involving teams from the region represent postseason rematches from a year ago — including three encore presentations of 2009 regional finals as Bangor hosts Brunswick in Eastern Maine Class A, Orono visits Fort Kent in Eastern …
Caribou boys, Bapst girls win PVC titles; HA teams sweep KVAC meet
BANGOR — The Caribou boys and John Bapst girls did what they were favored to do in the Penobscot Valley Conference cross country championships Saturday, winning in resounding fashion. The Viking boys outdistanced rival Ellsworth 22 points to 47 in the Class B field while the John Bapst girls edged …
Leonard leads John Bapst past Orono
ORONO — The John Bapst football team isn’t accustomed to surrendering 22 points in a single game, much less one quarter. When Orono lit up the Morse Field scoreboard in the first quarter Friday night and had the Crusaders on their heels for a little while, coach Dan O’Connell’s defense …
$5.5M Alfond donation boosts UMaine athletic facilities projects
The Memorial Gymnasium and field house complex has been a hub of activity and the architectural anchor on the north end of the University of Maine’s Orono campus since it was dedicated in 1933. Time and extensive use have taken a toll on the facility over the years, but the …
Bangor-Lawrence showdown highlights Week 7 football
Week 7 of the high school football season is headlined by the “Game of the Year” of the Eastern Maine regular-season variety — Bangor at Lawrence of Fairfield — and not even forecasts for a rain-soaked weekend can dampen the enthusiasm for this showdown. The projected heavy rain may dampen …
John Bapst, Orono to play at UMaine
High school football will return to the University of Maine for the first time in more than a decade Friday night when John Bapst of Bangor hosts Orono in an LTC clash. The game, set for a 7 p.m. start, is believed to be the first high school regular-season night …
Orono to induct 4 into athletic hall
BDN staff reports on Sept. 30, 2010, at 4:45 p.m.
ORONO — Orono High School will induct Jeff Topliff, Zac Pelleriti, Wayne Arsenault and Dave Comeau into its athletic hall of fame during ceremonies Saturday evening in conjunction with the Red Riots’ homecoming game against Old Town. The game and ceremony originally were scheduled for Friday but were pushed back …
Red Riots edge rival Coyotes
ORONO — On windy days, controlling the ball on the ground and playing a short possession game is key to a soccer team’s success. That possession-minded style played to the Orono girls team’s advantage on a blustery Tuesday afternoon. Alex Crocker scored what proved to be the game-winner early in …
Orono, Old Town battle to stalemate
ORONO — Two years ago, brothers Alex Caballero and Miguel Caballero played soccer for Old Town High School. But they transferred to Orono High a year ago and combined to rescue a tie against their former team on Monday. Goalkeeper Alex made eight saves on 22 shots, including tie-preserving stops …
Undefeated Riots roll to 6-0-1 soccer start
When his two-year starting goalkeeper decided to attend a prep school in New Jersey for her senior year, Orono girls soccer coach Cid Dyjak needed somebody to step in and and fill a tough job. Jade Keezer, a three-year veteran on the back line, volunteered to step in for Elizabeth …
UMaine women to take court sooner
ORONO — The University of Maine women’s basketball team got an early start to its season in August when it competed in a four-game exhibition tour in Canada. Coach Cindy Blodgett’s Black Bears are hoping to capitalize on that experience when they begin full preseason team practices — earlier than …
Tuell, Landis lead Riots past Lynx
ORONO — In a field hockey game like this, with two evenly skilled teams going at it, scoring opportunities must be taken advantage of. Orono capitalized on its chances Tuesday afternoon, and Jill Tuell was a factor in both goals. Tuell set up Audrey Landis just 2:25 into the match …
National Weather Service issues winter storm watch for Wednesday in Maine
Portland man dies from injuries suffered in Windham crash
Mutant lobsters discovered in Casco Bay
Sky bridge? I-395 connection? Change in expectations a better answer to Cross Center traffic
30 percent of private colleges won’t survive next 10 years, predicts Husson official
Mike Michaud can stand up for papermakers and Maine’s high-tech future
How a modern logistics hub in Bangor can make port in Searsport competitive
William Clay Ford Sr., Detroit Lions owner and former Ford Motor chief, dies
UMaine women’s basketball team sparks optimism with turnaround season
‘Yeah, we get a lot of bruises’: Roller derby skates north to Aroostook County
Scientist: Odd-looking Maine lobsters are not mutants, and still safe to eat
The Navy’s 2014 Spouse Survey misses some things
The (one-act) play is the thing: MPA starts high school drama competitions statewide
Argyle pipe welder refurbishing statue of soldier in effort to restore Orono Civil War monument